Press releases
Minister Harakka: Functionality of the media must be ensured
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:28.4.2020A report on the support for journalism commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications has been completed. The report proposes a support model consisting of both swift forms of support...
Keywords: radio Palvelut 2020 Timo HarakkaMinister Harakka attends a video conference of EU transport ministers
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:28.4.2020On 29 April 2020, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will attend a video conference of transport ministers organised by the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European...
Keywords: 2020 Timo HarakkaComments invited on discontinuation of fairway dues
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:24.4.2020The Ministry of Transport and Communications has drafted a proposal on amending the Act on Fairway Dues.
Keywords: Ohjaus 2020 Timo HarakkaGovernment grants promote cycling tourism and active travel to school
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:24.4.2020Communication from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom
Keywords: Verkot 2020 Timo HarakkaVehicles must be inspected also in emergency conditions
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:23.4.2020The roadworthiness tests of vehicles will not be postponed due to the coronavirus situation. The efforts to curb the epidemic in Finland have been so successful that experts did not support the...
Keywords: Tieto 2020 Timo HarakkaExemptions to driving times and rest periods extended
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:23.4.2020The Government has decided to extend the temporary exemptions to driving times and rest periods issued for heavy goods vehicles due to the coronavirus situation. The exemptions will remain in force...
Keywords: Palvelut 2020Emissions from road transport declining in the 2020s – new measures still needed
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:22.4.2020Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are projected to decline in Finland in the 2020s. However, several new measures are still needed to halve transport emissions.
Keywords: junaliikenne Verkot 2020 Timo HarakkaRegistration for auction of 5G frequencies is now open
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:21.4.2020The Finnish Government has issued an invitation to apply for electronic communications licences for the purpose of providing telecommunications services within the 26 GHz spectrum (25.1-27.5 GHz)....
Keywords: digitalisaatio Verkot 2020More than one million euros of discretionary government transfers allocated for sustainable mobility
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:17.4.2020The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom granted mobility management subsidies for 35 projects in different parts of Finland with an aim to support sustainable mobility and...
Keywords: Palvelut Verkot 2020 Timo HarakkaSpecial agreements bring flexibility in emergency conditions to provisions on transport of gases needed in hospitals
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:16.4.2020The Government has issued new decrees to bring into force special agreements on the transport of dangerous goods during emergency conditions.
Keywords: VAK - vaarallisten aineiden kuljetus Tieto 2020Government proposes amendments to regulation on professional qualifications in road transport
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:16.4.2020The Government proposes that the professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services be updated to meet the...
Keywords: ammattipätevyys Palvelut 2020Minister Harakka: Private car use by people in risk groups safeguarded also in emergency conditions
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:15.4.2020The Ministry of Transport and Communications has drafted a government proposal for temporary amendments to legislation within the Ministry's administrative branch.
Keywords: Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto 2020 Timo HarakkaAdditional funding for the National Cyber Security Centre
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:8.4.2020In its second supplementary budget, the Government proposes EUR 300,000 of additional funding for the National Cyber Security Centre under the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. The aim...
Keywords: Ohjaus Tieto Verkot 2020 Timo HarakkaGovernment decides on the terms of the 5G auction
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:8.4.2020On 8 April, the Government issued decrees on the auctioning of the so-called 26 GHz spectrum and on amending the Decree on Radio Spectrum Usage and Frequency Allocation Plan. The Ministerial...
Keywords: digitalisaatio Verkot 2020 Timo HarakkaAmendments to Aviation Act supplement EU regulation
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:8.4.2020The Government proposes amendments to the Aviation Act that would supplement the revised EU regulation. The amendments are based on the EU Regulation on common rules in the field of civil aviation...
Keywords: Tieto 2020Finland supports the EU Commission's view on promoting European digitalisation and creating a single market for data
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:7.4.2020On 3 April 2020, the Government issued a communication to Parliament on the EU Commission communication on the Digital Future of Europe, the Data Strategy and the White Paper on AI. Finland...
Keywords: digitalisaatio Tieto 2020 Timo HarakkaTransport of dangerous goods under emergency conditions ensured
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:2.4.2020The Government has issued decrees that will bring into effect special agreements on the transport of dangerous goods.
Keywords: VAK - vaarallisten aineiden kuljetus Tieto 2020 Timo HarakkaLicence of Basso Media will not be revoked by Government
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:2.4.2020On 2 April 2020, the Government made a decision that the programme licences of Oy Basso Media Ltd for semi-national and local radio broadcasting will not be revoked despite a change in the...
Keywords: radio Palvelut 2020Towards digital and intelligent rail transport
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:2.4.2020Finland's rail transport is undergoing a transformation. The system currently used to ensure the safe running of trains will come to the end of its lifecycle at the end of the 2020s. Alternatives...
Keywords: digitalisaatio junaliikenne Palvelut Tieto Verkot 2020 Timo HarakkaMinister Harakka: Communications network capacity adequate even in exceptional situations
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:27.3.2020Most of our society's activities are currently built on communications networks. It is vital that they remain functional also in crises.
Keywords: 2020 Timo Harakka
